 | American periodicals - 1877 - 826 pages
...separation ; but the separation being made, and having become inevitable, I have always said, as I lay now, that I would be the first to meet the friendship...States as an independent Power. The moment I see such sentiments and language as yours prevail, and a disposition to give to this country the preference,... | |
 | United States - 1877 - 640 pages
...owned that he was the last to consent to the separation, but the separation having taken place he " would be the first to meet the friendship of the United States as an independent power." The speech of Mr. Adams to the Queen, who welcomed him to her country, was especially gracious, and after... | |
 | William Mason Cornell - New England - 1878 - 514 pages
...to the separation : but the separation having become inevitable, I have always said, as I now say, that I would be the first to meet the friendship of...States as an independent power. The moment I see such sentiments and language as yours prevail, and a disposition to give this country the preference, that... | |
 | Samuel Duff McCoy - 1928 - 354 pages
...to consent to the separation; but the separation having been made, and having become inevitable, I have always said, as I say now, that I would be the...power. The moment I see such sentiment and language as yours prevail, and a disposition to give to this country the preference, that moment I shall say, 'let... | |
 | Beckles Willson - Ambassadors - 1928 - 594 pages
...to consent to the separation ; but the separation having been made and having become inevitable, I have always said, as I say now, that I would be the...friendship of the United States as an independent Power." l Here was a frank and generous avowal and should at once and for ever have dissipated the legend that... | |
 | United States. President (1974-1977 : Ford) - Presidents - 1975 - 1216 pages
...was the last man in the Kingdom to consent to the separation, but the separation having b;en made, I have always said, as I say now, that I would be the...friendship of the United States as an independent power." Mr. President, history is not a fairy tale. Despite the good intentions, hostility soon broke out between... | |
 | Don Cook - History - 1995 - 446 pages
...last to consent to separation; but the separation having been made, and having become inevitable, I have always said, as I say now, that I would be the...States as an independent power. The moment I see such sentiments and language as yours prevail, and a disposition to give to this country the preference,... | |
 | United States - 1996 - 1114 pages
...Separation, but the Separation having been made and having become inevitable, I have always said, as 1 say now, that I would be the first to meet the Friendship...States as an independent Power. The Moment I see such Sentiments & Language as yours prevail, and a Disposition to give to this Country the Preference, that... | |
 | John Hayward - New England - 1997 - 636 pages
...to the separation ; but the separation having become inevitable, I have always said, as I now say, that I would be the first to meet the friendship of...United States as an independent power. The moment I sec such sentiments and language as yours prevail, and a disposition to give this country the preference,... | |
 | Mary A. Giunta, J. Dane Hartgrove - History - 1998 - 348 pages
...last to consent to the Separation, but the Separation having been made and having become inevitable, I have always said, as I say now, that I would be the...States as an independent Power. The Moment I see such Sentiments & Language as yours prevail, and a Disposition to give to this Country the Preference, that... | |
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I will be very frank with you. I was the last to consent to the separation; but the separation having been made, and having become inevitable, I have always said, as I say now, that I would be the first to meet the friendship of the United States as an... 
